Sony buying Bungie

[Marzipan]

Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo

Another huge acquisition in the gaming industry

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interesting that MS is letting them go to their console arch nemesis.

 

[JD]

Just another funding event for Bungie I think... first it was MS, then it was Activision, now its Sony. Once they've got enough money to finish development, they'll go solo again

 

[FreeKnight]

Just another funding event for Bungie I think... first it was MS, then it was Activision, now its Sony. Once they've got enough money to finish development, they'll go solo again

Maybe, but I'm not positive Sony would agree to a deal that let them go independent again after a few years, and if they own them outright, Sony doesn't seem like it'd let a studio out from under its umbrella.

Not as big a deal as some of the other recent acquisitions IMO. Bungie may have a good MRR as a result of being one of the few to succeed with 'games as a service' but they don't have a wide portfolio of games by any means. They got big with Halo 1-3, and have done alright with Destiny and.... .that's about it.

Nothing compared to the scale of the AB or Bethesda purchases. I don't expect any major developments out of this one for a while.

 

[clshades]

They really need to remake Myth. That game was amazing.

 

[Marzipan]

Maybe, but I'm not positive Sony would agree to a deal that let them go independent again after a few years, and if they own them outright, Sony doesn't seem like it'd let a studio out from under its umbrella.

Not as big a deal as some of the other recent acquisitions IMO. Bungie may have a good MRR as a result of being one of the few to succeed with 'games as a service' but they don't have a wide portfolio of games by any means. They got big with Halo 1-3, and have done alright with Destiny and.... .that's about it.

Nothing compared to the scale of the AB or Bethesda purchases. I don't expect any major developments out of this one for a while.

Just another funding event for Bungie I think... first it was MS, then it was Activision, now its Sony. Once they've got enough money to finish development, they'll go solo again

hmmm...that thought might explain why the price is so low...just under $4 billion when MS current plans to purchase Activision / Blizzard is almost $70 billion. perhaps it's more of a stake in the company than an outright takeover.

 

[JD]

done alright with Destiny

I think Destiny usually has pretty high player counts within the MMO space? I'd argue it's done better than "alright" and Sony had a lot of exclusive content back in Destiny 1, as well as time-limited exclusives in Destiny 2. It surely helped drive PlayStation sales.

perhaps it's more of a stake in the company than an outright takeover.

That's how I read Bungie's statement: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50988, seems more about funding/resources than acquisition.

 

[Sagath]

Destiny had a lot of growing pains under Activision. It lost me as a casual.

Not sure where D2 is at now that Bungie pulled pin though. That might be a good benchmark of their split&run funding vs studio success.

 

[crazyea]

Sony buying the game developer that literally established the Xbox brand.